Possibilities and Limitations of Combined Transport [electronic resource]: Report of the Ninety-First Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 24-25 October 1991 /
European Conference of Ministers of Transport.
Round Table on Transport Economics(91st :1991 :Paris, France)
European Conference of Ministers of Transport Economic Research Centre.Content Provider
Round Table on Transport Economics
Paris : OECD Publishing,
1993.
One priority of European transport policy is to develop combined transport, a mode that is seen as providing a solution to the problem of road congestion while at the same time protecting the environment. Such transport is not developing as swiftly as might be hoped, however, and obstacles are arising in terms of, among others, productivity in multimodal terminals, terminal hauls, saturation of rail infrastructure, standardization of equipment, and the cost of transhipment facilities. Round Table 91 deals with these issues and also draws attention to the positive aspects of the growth ofcombined transport. The analysis is based on factual data and conducted from the broader perspective of thecontribution that combined transport can make to sustainable economic development.
INTRODUCTORY REPORTS -- Intermodal Traffic within Europe: Problems, Hindrances, Prospects by Horst Engels, Germany -- -Introduction -- Specification and meaning of intermodal concepts -- The policy of railways -- Transfer point or terminals -- Rail infrastructure  -- Prospects  -- Possibilties and Liminations of Combined Transport by Armand Toubol, France -- -Freight transport in Europe  -- Possible reactions to the growth of road traffic  -- Combined transport  -- Conclusions  -- Bibliography  -- Possibilties and Liminations of Combined Transport by W. A. Van Zijst, the Netherlands  -- -Introduction  -- Supply potential  -- The users of combined transport: The demand side  -- Selection criteria for combined transport -- Developments influencing the transport market effects on combined transport  -- Improving combined transport  -- Tables  -- SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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One priority of European transport policy is to develop combined transport, a mode that is seen as providing a solution to the problem of road congestion while at the same time protecting the environment. Such transport is not developing as swiftly as might be hoped, however, and obstacles are arising in terms of, among others, productivity in multimodal terminals, terminal hauls, saturation of rail infrastructure, standardization of equipment, and the cost of transhipment facilities. Round Table 91 deals with these issues and also draws attention to the positive aspects of the growth ofcombined transport. The analysis is based on factual data and conducted from the broader perspective of thecontribution that combined transport can make to sustainable economic development.
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